Women in Focus Festival

Poplar Union, 2 Cotall St, Poplar, London
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Free admission
Location

Poplar Union, 2 Cotall St, Poplar, London

Nearest Tube/Rail Stations
Langdon Park 0.33 miles

Ladies, gentlemen, and everyone in-between – come and celebrate International Women’s Day, 2018 at Poplar Union!

Taking place over the 10 & 11 March, this two day festival is open to all and provides a space to enjoy top quality performances, talks, workshops, film screenings and discussion groups. Get involved and together let’s open up a vital and complex discussion surrounding women’s rights, gender and what it means to be a woman in 2018.

Festival Schedule:

Saturday 10 March

Fresh Water Theatre Co. presents: Inspiring Women Drama Workshop
11am-12pm
Suitable for ages 7-11
Bring iconic women from the past and present to life in this interactive children’s workshop led by Fresh Water Theatre Co. and celebrate International Women’s Day!

Hot Spots: Menopause and Women’s Wellbeing
11.30am-12.30pm
Every women who goes through menopause will experience it differently. Join us and share experiences, gain more understanding and knowledge from a range of guest speakers (to be announced).

Contents of Women's Handbags by Teresa Wilz
12.30pm-3pm
Meet the artist behind this exhibition exploring how the contents of your handbag informs others of who you are.

Zine Making Workshop
1.30pm-2.30pm
Celebrate women artists, activists, community leaders, musicians, family members and unsung heroes in this Women in Focus themed zine making workshop.

Boxing Taster Session & Q&A
12.30pm-1.30pm
Suitable for ages 14+
Who says fighting like a girl is a bad thing? Join Natasha Fuller, qualified boxing judge, referee and coach in this fun, challenging 40 minute taster session followed by a 20 minute Q&A about Natasha’s career as a woman in the world of boxing.

Feminism in Theatre
2pm-3.30pm
Suitable for ages 16+
The rise of the feminist movement in recent years has had an influence on pop culture and many facets of art, but how does feminism inform the kind of theatre that has been produced over the last couple of years?

Arts & Crafts with Maud Barrett – Pussy Riot!
3pm-4.30pm
All ages & abilities
Radical crafting has never been so bold! Embrace the punk spirit of Pussy Riot and express your creativity in this balaclava customising craft session!

Jazz Herstory Collective
6pm-7.30pm
Join jazz drummer and founder of Jazz Herstory, Liz Exell, as she talks on stage with a collective of jazz musicians, sharing their experiences and stories of being a woman in jazz.

Let Drum Beat
8pm-9pm
Let Drum Beat are an all female band using Afro-Brazilian percussion to create energetic and paced rhythms, passing through spontaneous dance and vocal harmonies.

Baque Luar
9.30pm-10.30pm
United by their love of Afro-Brazilian roots music, this all-female vocal and percussion group will end the first day of the Women in Focus festival with a bang!

Sunday 11 March

Sunday Assembly East End
11am-12.30pm
Join Sunday Assembly East End for a special meet up focused around gender and equality for our Women in Focus Festival.

Writing Masala Monologues workshop with Sangeeta Pillai Lander
1.30pm-3.30pm
British Asian women, I want to hear your sex stories. Funny stories. Saucy stories. Sad stories. Together, we’ll write & craft your unique tales. And from there, we’ll create a professional theatrical production. Coming to a theatre near you in 2018…

Poetry Hour
1.30-2.30pm
Suitable for all ages
Sit back and enjoy the rhymes, rhythms and raps of the Women in Focus Poetry Hour, featuring Paula Varjack, Maria Ferguson, Nikky Norton-Shafau and Michelle Mangal.

Capoeira Taster Session
2.30pm-3.30pm
This taster session will introduce the elementary principles of Capoeira Angola movement and interaction, as well as some of the music. Come prepared to move, play and sing!

Film & Post Screen Discussion: Under the Skin
4.15pm-7.30pm
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